Conspiracies and community values I had a really good laugh reading the March 20 Daily Mirror guest column titled “Freedom and Conspiracy Theorists.” And I mean no disrespect to the author when I say that this was some really funny stuff: The John Birch Society, McCarthyism and the father of the Koch Brothers and a propaganda cam...

Island Trails to host Spring Walk and RollIsland Trails Network is holding a spring Walk and Roll program after a successful event last fall. During Walk and Roll, participating students get punch cards, which they use to track the number of times they walk and bike safely to or from school or a bus stop, during school or after school. G...

Public Safety Blotter: March 27March 19 At 12:36 a.m., a caller requested a subject removal on Mill Bay Road. A man was arrested for a warrant. At 9:45 a.m., police conducted a routine animal patrol of the Monashka area. At 1:38 p.m., police cited a driver on Hillside Drive. They were cited for having no proof of insurance. At...

Shadow side exists in all After disembarking from Alaska Airlines at the Kodiak airport, I wanted to kiss the ground. It was a typically cloudy day, and my eyes no longer felt bombarded with relentless sunlight, as it felt like in Arizona. It was pleasantly dark at 7:30 a.m. and I looked forward to catching up on the slee...

In the Courts: March 27Ty Anderson pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Anderson was sentenced to 180 days in jail (120 suspended) and fined $1,000 and ordered to schedule a screening for alcohol/substance abuse and had his license revoked for 30 days and was placed on probation for five years and was required to comple...

Group creates four-wheeler raceAlaska is known for its extreme races. There is the Iditarod, the Iron Dog and Mount Marathon. Now you can add another one to the list — the Ididarock. A group of Kodiak residents has created the Ididarock, an approximately 45-mile four-wheeler team challenge race. The race was promoted on Facebo...